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171

Free Trade Wharf

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 163
State: 4/8

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:E. R. and J. Pennell Collection; given to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:100 x 188 mm  
Plate mark size:99 x 187 mm  
Note on size:trimmed to platemark without tab  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:even overall tone  
Note on foul biting:granular patches and flecks on water  
Print note:This corresponds to Kennedy's fifth state, but the sequence of his third through fifth states should be re-examined  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'[…]CKS', back to front, on roof of wharf building  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'4' at lower right on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1630515  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.